Antiviral use in US kids seeking care for flu fell to under 60% last year
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 The prescribing of antiviral drugs for US children and adolescents receiving treatment for influenza was less than 60% in the 2023-24 respiratory virus season, down from 70% to 86% in 2017-18, with only 31% of high-risk patients receiving the drugs, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–led study finds. The researchers calculated rates of antiviral prescribing or receipt using data from two flu surveillance networks for
